Ricardo J. Bordallo

Ricardo J. Bordallo, “Ricky”, was born to Balthazar Jeronimo “BJ” Pangelinan Bordallo and Josefina Torres Pangelinan on December 11, 1927, in Hagåtña, Guam. His parents were both members of the Pangelinan “Kotla” clan. Like his father BJ, a pioneering political leader and businessman, Bordallo went into business and politics. He landed the first distributorship of Toyota vehicles outside the U.S. and eventually built Ricky’s Enterprises, featuring real estate, finance, and other ventures in addition to his new and used automotive sales business. In politics, Bordallo was instrumental in the establishment of the Democratic Party of Guam and served as its first chairman. He served seven terms as a senator in the Fourth through Tenth Guam Legislatures (1956-70). He was Guam’s second and fourth popularly elected governor from 1975-79 and 1983-87 respectively. He and his wife Madeleine Zeien Bordallo, who served as lieutenant governor of Guam and Guam delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, share a daughter, Deborah, and a granddaughter, Nicole. Bordallo died on January 31, 1990, at the age of 62.